Shadow

9 hours ago, electricprune said:

Stadium Cards and Comics- Ypsilanti, MI (Yes, that's a real city name) Home of Eastern Michigan University.

This is a store that I visit from time to time. The owner and staff are very friendly. You will also find sports cards, non sports cards, and gaming here. They do have tables set up for gaming, and I think they have scheduled games. I do not know of what though. However, if you want some sweet unopened 1989 Fleer Wax, this is your place. The exterior makes it look like the store might be tiny, but it's really not.

Comics- They probably have close to 40 longs to look through. They are kept well organized, although Marvel, DC, and other publishers are usually kept separate. You will find Silver to Modern here. You won't find (m)any keys in the longs though. You can sometimes find some nice Bronze though. At one time, they had a long box of some VERY nice Silver and Bronze Western books. They have some mags, and usually a decent supply of bags and boards.

If you go here, make sure to check the wall in the back right corner. Behind the back register, you may find some keys on the wall. They do sub some books to CGC. You might find some nice books there. I know they had some early Hulk issues back there in the past (1-6, not post TTA). This place is definitely worth a look.

I picked up just a few books, some backer boards, and some penny sleeves and top loaders.

I forgot to take an interior picture, so I stole one from the web. Back issues are not 40% off. The boxes are full, and there are more of them now.

 

Great owner. This was my go to for about 10 years when I bought new books. Stopped about 6 years ago and don’t work nearby anymore 

Rusty enough to land just outside. Lol

The next one for me is Motor City in mid-May. Probably won't know until April if it's on. There is a small one in Toledo today but I'm not inclined to risk it.

7.5

Tough for me with the finger print. Maybe it knocks it down to 8.0?

Grades in... tough round

Well, that’s good news for me or another tie breaker...  Got lucky and nailed it

1 hour ago, sckao said:

@boatfund vs @comicquant

@Shadow vs @Harry Lime

 

 

 

I sent mine in

11 hours ago, boomtown said:

Thanks for mentioning the twomorrows book! Had no idea they had written on this topic. The preview section included on the site was great reading, have a copy on the way to the house now.

Ditto!

Came across this in a recent purchase. (I think Flash #266) I started collecting at age 12 right when this was being hyped. Back then it sounded so cool. I still love this era just for sheer nostalgia while mixing in my older business-sense. Back in the day, I bought the Batman Spectacular new only to get rid of it in the mid-80's when I wasn't collecting. Since have bought it again though it cost more than $1 I think the Showcase Deadman run ended up in the Dollar Comics Adventures. (Which I have and love.) I wonder what that Showcase Deadman original art cover would be worth or if it even exists? Not sure if Demand Classics was produced? 

Greggy is extremely generous!

I’m in

On 1/1/2020 at 12:05 PM, Shadow said:

GSX 1, HOS 92 or an outside chance of X-Men 1 for grails.

I love that I checked off GSX 1 already. Maybe HOS this year? 

7 hours ago, Robot Man said:

Way to go. What is your next “grail”?

HOS 92. X-Men 1 may be out of reach. 

Here’s to good health for Bob! One of the best dealers in the industry.

Got mine from Silver today! Sorry, no picture as I was only home for minutes and then gone until next Wednesday. Beautiful Superman 1970 Adams cover goodness!

GSX 1, HOS 92 or an outside chance of X-Men 1 for grails.

2 hours ago, oakman29 said:

I guess my guy didnt like his enough to post. Oh well better luck next year.

I hear you. It is kind of frustrating when you don’t even get a PM. Maybe they haven’t opened?

24 minutes ago, miraclemet said:

Doh! Those prints look SOOO great @Shadow

I'm honored you chose mine. I'll send a message to you!

Always fun to see what everyone got and to thank the senders for their thoughtfulness. 

I got some books I've never owned from Aaron (guldanaaron1). Interesting reading upcoming! 

4 hours ago, The Voord said:

Interesting thread.  I decided to try my hand at sculpting some months back to help fill gaps in my collection of full-size busts based on creatures that appeared in the classic 1960s TV series, THE OUTER LIMITS.  I'd never sculpted before but have always been okay at sketching.  I figured that there might be transferable skills, so gave it a go using YouTube videos to educate myself on processes involved.

Tricky business but I think I'm now getting the hang of it.  The bust is sculpted in clay, after which a plaster mould (separated in two connecting halves) is made.  Liquid latex is poured into the mould and once drained and cured, a latex rubber head is formed.  The latex cast is then foam-filled with rigid-drying polyurethane, tidied-up and then painted.

Here are some photos of my second project, Qarlo Clobreggney - 'Soldier' from the Harlan Ellison-scripted second season opener of OUTER LIMITS:

Impressive!

Form in. #26

From experience, there are great prizes here. And, I have been picked #1 once and Greggy's Raffle Prize is all it's cracked up to be! (Seriously... though the jokes will start... lol) 

I always felt Moon Knight "looked" and sounded cool but rarely did his stories do much for me. More on potential and hype for me.